Bahamas vs Benin: Share of land area that is protected

Bahamas

34.6%

in 2025

Benin

36.1%

in 2025

Bahamas rank

28th

Benin rank

26th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Bahamas
Benin

How they compare

Benin currently reports 36.1% against 34.6% in Bahamas, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Benin ahead.

Bahamas ranks 28th and Benin ranks 26th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Bahamas
Share of land area that is protected in Benin
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Share of land area that is protected
Unit: % of total land area
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 213 places, 2,746 data points, 2013–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.